Senior Electrical Engineer

JTEKT North America; Plymouth Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in automotive solutions seeks an Electrical Engineer to drive excellence in electromechanical product development, including chassis components. The ideal candidate will collaborate in a dynamic team environment, contributing to innovative solutions. This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and extensive experience in the automotive sector, ensuring high standards and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automotive chassis components.
• Strong understanding of embedded electronics and real-time operating systems.
• Familiarity with ISO 26262 and structured problem-solving techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop and adapt algorithms for motor control of electromechanical products.
• Test and debug software/hardware in various environments.
• Create test procedures based on customer requirements and improve processes.

Skills

Problem Solving

Technical Communication

Embedded Electronics

Automotive Communication Protocols

Model Based Design

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Matlab

Simulink

Vector CANape

dSPACE

Vector CANoe

Job description

JTEKT North America, 47771 Halyard Drive, Plymouth, Michigan, United States of America Req #4742

Friday, May 30, 2025

Summary
In this role, you will report to the Electrical Engineering Manager and be a contributor to achieving excellence in electrical engineering for electromechanical products including steering and driveline. You will develop and support production of a variety of new chassis components in a dynamic team, finding solutions to interesting challenges.

If you are looking for a challenging, rewarding opportunity to grow your expertise, we want you!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, debug, and adapt algorithms for motor control and electromechanical products prototyping and demonstration activities.
• Develop Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) test bench for steering applications.
• Test and debug software and electric hardware in simulation, lab/HIL and vehicle environment.
• Participate in cross functional development teams within the company to develop and communicate program deliverables, priorities, and timeline targets based on customer derived expectations and internal requirements.
• Create CAN interfaces in embedded environment as well as test tools (Canape, Canalyzer…) for tuning, debugging or customer demonstration.
• Review electric and electronic specifications and drawings and provide improvements and optimization ideas.
• Support the launch of new products into production as well as products already in production.
• Work with the team to define and meet all customers (both external and internal) requirements and meet major milestones.
• Create test procedures based on requirements, reports and DVP&R. Review and ensure test efficiency by validating in MIL / SIL / HIL / Vehicle environment.
• Work additional hours, as needed, to complete essential job duties.
• Develop and maintain a responsive and cooperative working relationship with internal and external customers.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Working knowledge, understanding with design, evaluation and integration of vehicle control systems and/or vehicle sub systems, diagnostics, control modules/software, and electrical systems
• Must have a good understanding of embedded electronics, automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Flexray…), and real time operating systems.
• Working knowledge of Model Based Design process and toolchain for embedded software.
• Problem Solving & Analysis: Able to gather appropriate ,often complex, data and diagnose the cause of a problem before taking action; separate causes from symptoms; apply lessons learned from others who encountered similar problems or challenges; anticipate problems and develop contingency plans to deal with them; develop and evaluate alternative courses of action
• Self-starter with good verbal and written technical communication skills both written & oral

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent is required. MS Preferred.
• At least 5 years of related automotive experience with chassis electronic components required.
• Experience with FMEA, FTA and structured problem solving techniques (8D, 5Y…)
• Experience with Matlab / Simulink, CAN communication tools (ie Vector CANape), and/or other tools and processes related to automotive product development.
• Experience with Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) for chassis components and dSPACE environment is a plus
• Working knowledge of ISO 26262, experience with CMMI or SPICE are a plus.
• Familiarity with environmental, mechanical, and electrical verification testing methodologies in an automotive or environment
• Familiarity with Vector CANoe / CANalyzer is a plus
• Safety Critical Electric System (Steering, Brakes, powertrain…) development experience is preferred but understanding of structured development process (ie: V-Cycle) is must.

• Work is mostly performed in a normal office setting with minimal exposure to health or safety hazards, and with substantial time spent working on a computer.
• The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to manufacturing areas which require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses with side shields and mandatory hearing protection.
• Travel by automobile and plane required approximately 5-10% of time.

• JTEKT North America, 47771 Halyard Drive, Plymouth, Michigan, United States of America